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January 08, 2018

Nonprofit Executive Unplanned Departure #NonprofitBoards

Perhaps because I am less than a fan, I found the Chronicle of Philanthropy's story on Diana Aviv's (formerly of the Independent Sector) unplanned or unexpected departure from Feeding America of interest to me.

Diana Aviv is an individual who has made a career of being in the limelight. She has always made sure that everyone knows what she is up to and presumably, how amazing she is (and by all rights, has indeed had some pretty impressive accomplishments). So it is surprising to me that given her vast experience with large national nonprofits, she would offer to the press in describing her reasons for leaving that, effectively, she is opting to go "in another direction".

It is equally surprising or perhaps more code for what is really going on but not being stated that the Board "wished Ms. Aviv well and said the organization remains committed to ending hunger in the United States." The Board Chair went further to say that "Feeding America has an extraordinary group of leaders who will step up to fulfill the organization’s mission and our new strategy," Mr. Monda said in the statement. "We will use this period of transition to advance the important work we do in communities across the country."

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Nonprofit Executive Unplanned Departure #NonprofitBoards

Perhaps because I am less than a fan, I found the Chronicle of Philanthropy's story on Diana Aviv's (formerly of the Independent Sector) unplanned or unexpected departure from Feeding America of interest to me.

Diana Aviv is an individual who has made a career of being in the limelight. She has always made sure that everyone knows what she is up to and presumably, how amazing she is (and by all rights, has indeed had some pretty impressive accomplishments). So it is surprising to me that given her vast experience with large national nonprofits, she would offer to the press in describing her reasons for leaving that, effectively, she is opting to go "in another direction".

It is equally surprising or perhaps more code for what is really going on but not being stated that the Board "wished Ms. Aviv well and said the organization remains committed to ending hunger in the United States." The Board Chair went further to say that "Feeding America has an extraordinary group of leaders who will step up to fulfill the organization’s mission and our new strategy," Mr. Monda said in the statement. "We will use this period of transition to advance the important work we do in communities across the country."